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Facebook To Own the Word "Face"

Posted by samzenpus on from the what's-in-a-word dept.

Dthief writes "The US Patent And Trademark Office has sent Facebook a Notice of Allowance, which means it will grant the 'Face' trademark to the popular social networking site. Facebook now has three months to pay an issue fee before they officially own the word. From the article: 'For all intents and purposes today's status update bodes well for Facebook's hold over 'face' usages in 'Telecommunication services, namely, providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users in the field of general interest and concerning social and entertainment subject matter, none primarily featuring or relating to motoring or to cars.''"

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  1. Facepalm! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    FacePalm!

    1. Re:Facepalm! by Grapplebeam · · Score: 5, Funny

      Apply directly to the forehead! Facepalm! Apply directly to the forehead!

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  2. Re:So what you're saying is... by pookemon · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'll have to rename it then. I suggest "Arse" (or Ass depending on where you're from).

    ArseSuite, ArseDrafting, ArseSpreadsheet, ArseChat, ArseMediaPlayer and your ultimate favourite ArseFace. :P

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  3. Re:First "Book" and now "Face"? by countSudoku() · · Score: 5, Funny

    Technically, this means they own the term "fuckface" which is a common synonym for Zuckerberg. So, hat's off to fuckface!

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  4. Re:Apple will have to cede trademark ownership... by AnonymousClown · · Score: 5, Funny

    of Facetime?

    1! 2! 3! 4! I call an IP war!

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  5. Re:Apple will have to cede trademark ownership... by Marcika · · Score: 5, Funny

    of Facetime?

    1! 2! 3! 4! I call an IP war!

    5! 6! 7! 8! Imitate and Litigate!

  6. Re:Apple will have to cede trademark ownership... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    of Facetime?

    1! 2! 3! 4! I call an IP war!

    5! 6! 7! 8! Imitate and Litigate!

    9! A! B! C! Trademarking is almost free!

  7. Re:So what you're saying is... by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... ArseSpreadsheet...

    Does that work out to a goatse joke somehow?

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